Tanzania's Health Ministry and partners plan to halve newborn deaths to 12 per 1,000 live births by 2030
24 September 2026
Tanzania's Ministry of Health and partners opened a two-day working session in Morogoro on 24 September 2026 to review child and newborn health programmes.
The session, held on 24 and 25 September, was opened by Dr Christina Guveti, Acting Regional Medical Officer of Morogoro.
Ms Naomi Chamhene, the Ministry's Child Health Services Coordinator, said that according to the 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS), the newborn mortality rate is 24 deaths per 1,000 live births.
The government's plan is to reduce this to 12 deaths per 1,000 live births by 2030.
Dr Guveti said all 8 councils of Morogoro Region receive government funds every year for medical equipment and health facilities, including children's wards.
In plain words
TDHS Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey — Tanzania's national household survey on population, health and nutrition.
Neonatal mortality rate Neonatal mortality rate — Deaths of babies in the first 28 days of life per 1,000 live births.
SDG 3.2 Sustainable Development Goal target 3.2 — UN target to end preventable newborn and under-five deaths by 2030.